Illinois, Missouri Tornado Watch | Effective 04/27/2026 15:51

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 27 at 5:51PM CDT until April 27 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 3:51pm
Expires: 
April 27, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 160 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BOND CLINTON FAYETTE MARION MONTGOMERY WASHINGTON IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS CALHOUN GREENE JERSEY MACOUPIN MADISON MONROE RANDOLPH SAINT CLAIR IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS PIKE IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI CALLAWAY COLE OSAGE IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI CRAWFORD FRANKLIN GASCONADE JEFFERSON LINCOLN MONTGOMERY SAINT CHARLES SAINT LOUIS SAINT LOUIS CITY WARREN WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI PIKE IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI IRON MADISON REYNOLDS SAINT FRANCOIS SAINTE GENEVIEVE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTON, BELLEVILLE, BOWLING GREEN, CAHOKIA, CENTRALIA, CHESTER, EDWARDSVILLE, FARMINGTON, FULTON, JEFFERSON CITY, LITCHFIELD, PITTSFIELD, SAINT CHARLES, SAINT LOUIS, SALEM, SPARTA, SULLIVAN, UNION, VANDALIA, AND WASHINGTON.
Area Description: 
Bond, IL; Calhoun, IL; Clinton, IL; Fayette, IL; Greene, IL; Jersey, IL; Macoupin, IL; Madison, IL; Marion, IL; Monroe, IL; Montgomery, IL; Pike, IL; Randolph, IL; St. Clair, IL; Washington, IL; Callaway, MO; Cole, MO; Crawford, MO; Franklin, MO; Gasconade, MO; Iron, MO; Jefferson, MO; Lincoln, MO; Madison, MO; Montgomery, MO; Osage, MO; Pike, MO; Reynolds, MO; St. Charles, MO; Ste. Genevieve, MO; St. Francois, MO; St. Louis, MO; Warren, MO; Washington, MO; St. Louis City, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS St Louis MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov